The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised and enlarged by William Spooner.
- Leach, Harry.
- Date:
- 1901
Licence: In copyright
Credit: The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised and enlarged by William Spooner. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Treatment.— Whitlows should be treated earlv, for the fingers may be lost by extension of the inflammation to the deep pL^rts. Soak the part in hot water frequently, andyas soon as the back of the finger or hand is red, swollen, and puffy, make a deep cut lengthways along the middle of the finger in front, to allow the escape of matter. A linseed- meal poultice must then be applied and changed three times a day, but, in spite of all care, the first bone of the finger will sometimes be killed. TLOEKS. These are of various kinds. Healtha' T^lcers are of a bright-red colour, are covered with small red growths, and discharge a thick 3^ellowish matter. Treatment.— Lint dipped in the Carbolic-acid lotion and kept constantly moist. Inflamed LTlcers.—These are very painful; the surrounding parts are hot and red, the discharge is small in quantity, of a dark colour, and has some- times a foul smell. Treatment.—The ]')atient must knock off work, aud a linseed poultice, or the Soothing lotion (Recipe No. 15) must be constantly a])plied on a rag. If there is much smell, a little Iodoform should be dusted over them. The bowels should be opened by a dose of Epsom salts.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28992349_0164.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
